petit four
[ pet-ee fawr, fohr; French puh-tee foor ]
noun,plural pet·its fours [pet-ee fawrz, fohrz; French puh-tee foor], /ˈpɛt i ˈfɔrz, ˈfoʊrz; French pə ti ˈfur/, pet·it fours.
a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.
Origin of petit four
11880–85; <French: literally, small oven
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British Dictionary definitions for petit four
petit four
/ (ˈpɛtɪ ˈfɔː, French pəti fur) /
nounplural petits fours (ˈpɛtɪ ˈfɔːz, French pəti fur)
any of various very small rich sweet cakes and biscuits, usually decorated with fancy icing, marzipan, etc
Origin of petit four
1French, literally: little oven
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